diff --git a/libavformat/hlsenc.c b/libavformat/hlsenc.c
index 1003b85aa9..9d3b46645e 100644
--- a/libavformat/hlsenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/hlsenc.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static const AVClass hls_class = {
 
 AVOutputFormat ff_hls_muxer = {
     .name           = "hls",
-    .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("hls"),
+    .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("Apple HTTP Live Streaming"),
     .extensions     = "m3u8",
     .priv_data_size = sizeof(HLSContext),
     .audio_codec    = AV_CODEC_ID_MP2,